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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been gradually removed from the city since White lived there?
(a) Theaters.
(b) Mansions.
(c) Public schools.
(d) Bill boards.

2. Which of these is NOT something that White says is destroying the city?
(a) The diversity.
(b) The sewer lines.
(c) The high population.
(d) The crime rates.

3. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?
(a) They are communities.
(b) They are cliquish.
(c) They are homely.
(d) They are busy.

4. What does the writer of the introduction say travelers will see that they left at home thanks to television?
(a) The same streets.
(b) The same buildings.
(c) The same stars.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. What part of New York did White live in?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) The Upper East Side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these cities does White say gives the same sense to all its citizens?

2. Which of the following was NOT on the list of nationalities living in New York?

3. Which of these do the subterranean lines under the city make possible?

4. What does White compare the feeling the city gives to its citizens to?

5. What occupation did White have when he lived in New York as a young man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White say about the Empire State building?

2. What does White say has changed about policemen since he lived there?

3. What did White try to keep a balance of while writing this book?

4. What does White say about the subterranean pipes in New York?

5. What has changed about the mansions in New York since White lived there?

6. What does White say someone has to do to find good things in New York?

7. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

8. What part of the city does White describe in the most detail and why?

9. What does White compare the feeling the city gives the citizens to?

10. What kind of things does White say will happen to someone who does not yet understand New York?

(see the answer keys)

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